158 INVESTIGATION OP NAZI AND OTHER PROPAQANDA hfr CHRISTMAS.YOUhave the American Legion here, which il quite similar. ?'he Crr~rnnra~.I do not think you ou ht to sny that, becauso I disjxlto yoli in hllnt stutomcnt. I completc y dispute that statement, sncl I tlo not think you ou ht to lnnko the stntcrl~cnt. I am a legion- nuirc, clncl l take issue witF1 that staten~cnt. Mr. Crrit~s~nias.I an1 sorry. I (lid not n~ennanything disparaging to the Legion. 1 meant to praise thorn. The CIIAIR~~AN. Do you consider the Lgion a supervetoran or anization l Rrr. c~rtrs~oins.NO. The CHAIR~LAN. YOUdo not comparc the Legion with the Croix do Feu as you know it, do you? Mr. C~iizrs~~as. I do not know much ahout the Croix do Feu. I heiievc they saved France froin tllc? barricndcs. 'rile CIIAIIMjbot (talk)AN. Their set-up is entircly diflerent from the Ilogion or any otlic~rvct.eran's organization over here. hlr. (!I~I~ISTLIAS. I do not 1;now. Tlic?CIIAII~RIAN.One of the purposcs of tl~atorganization over them is, if nccessnry, to nssume control of govcrnnlcnt in a crisis? hlr. CIIRISMjbot (talk)IAS. Not as T understand it. The CIIATR~~AN. In any event, t!le reports of his visit to Gemno? also cinb~.tlcea rcport ns to 1vlln1;he observcd in rcfercnco to the gov- en~n~cntalHC~-111)of v~t~~rnns (rVO1' tlicre. AIr. C!~~a~s.l~~ras. Tllc govcnu~icatulset-up- Tlic CIIAII~MAN. Tllo rclstionsliip batwecn vetcrnnsJ organizations ant1 tl~cgovcrnnlcntal set-up. hlr. CIIIIISTAIAS.Naturally, it is all involvetl in political and finnnciul conditious. The CIIAIRSIAN.In llis report in reference to Gcrnlsny it is all along negative lines. hlr. CIII~IS~AIAS. Wllnt do you nican? Tlic U~.411tnr-4~.As to tlle importancc of the vctcrsn organization in iis rell~t'~ionto the governmentnl set-up. 1\11.. CIII~IST~~AS. He criticized the Nazis vc1-y severely. cl.itic!i~ctlthe Fa~cists. 'J'hc ('11 ~~I~MAN. 110 crihicized tile mcn in tlicrcl, (lid lie not? $11.. C'III~IMjbot (talk)IA~AS. Pcs. Tllc ('lra~ltnr~~. 1Te criticized tile set-up in Italy? hlr. Crrrt~s,l~n%~s. Yes, sir. The C~I-~AIIMjbot (talk)AN. He emphatically criticized the lilovenlellt in Bd- giunl; that is true, is it not? Mr. C,IIIIISTI\IAS.I do not remember the Belgian part. Tl~o('11 .intaraN. In t~nyevent, whcn he came to lcrance his re ?B sllow an cntirc cllailge of tenor of report and a complete praiso o tb particular orgnniznhion. P ~II..C:rriirs,rar~b. Yes; tllnt is correct. Tllc CIIAIRMAN.DOyou rcmeinber reading this about Holland: I IVILS 111for111(!(1tliat tllorc is a lpnscist party springing up in flolland under tlia Icadcrall~l)of tr niulr nulncd Mussait- Do you rerncmber that? 31r. ( i~~lt~si-\~ 4s. I do not recall that particularly about IIoilad, I probably did receive that. INVESTIGATION OF NU1 AND OTHER PROPAGANDA 'b CHAIRMAN.This reds furtller aa follows: aIerus. I think ultimately I handed most of tllcm over ~erywktnin Italy, d oourae, the place ir oovered with evidenoes d Mua hueumacy k the Form d the FdrtStorm Troopr. Ttke only one he waxed warm over wao this organ- . The Croix de Feu; yes, sir.
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